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# Out of Hours Telephone Answering Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/out-of-hours-telephone-answering-service-ocds-h6vhtk-067a65). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Broadland Housing Association Limited: "Out of Hours Telephone Answering Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £180,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 May 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.broadlandgroup.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Broadland Housing Association Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/broadland-housing-association-rsh-l0026)
- **Published Value:** £180,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 May 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Call centre, Telephone switchboard services, Telephone-answering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH1
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £180,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/out-of-hours-telephone-answering-service-ocds-h6vhtk-067a65#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-067a65`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/out-of-hours-telephone-answering-service-ocds-h6vhtk-067a65#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [broadlandgroup.org](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.broadlandgroup.org%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/out-of-hours-telephone-answering-service-ocds-h6vhtk-067a65#participate

## Description
Broadland’s and Orwell’s spend during 2024/25 on the out of hours telephone service was approx. £45,000 inc VAT, however, Broadland and Orwell do not guarantee any volume of work under this contract. Broadland and Orwell reserve the right to engage additional suppliers in this area of work, should this be necessary, in order to achieve our aims and objectives.
Broadland and Orwell wish to appoint the same out of hours supplier for this contract.  Broadland and Orwell would have each have their own individual contract with the successful supplier.
Out of Hours Telephone Answering Service.  Telephone answering service is also required at times when Broadland and/or Orwell have team meetings, team building events or other meetings as needed.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 64214200, 79510000, 79512000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £180,000

- **Contract Period:** 29/09/2026 to 29/09/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 26-002 - Out of Hours Telephone Answering Service (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **NORSE GROUP SERVICES LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-143550`
  - Value: £180,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 08/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030195-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-09T11:49:37.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T19:15:07.357Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-067a65